Milaca is the home of Milaca High School, the Rum River Conference Champions in Football 1982.
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| Milaca is located at the intersection of U.S.
Hwy. 169 and Minnesota Highway 23 along the beautiful Rum River.
Milaca has a vibrant business district and a thriving industrial
park. The city is ready to work with new businesses and
residents to make Milaca their home.
Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County in East Central Minnesota approximately 60 miles from Minneapolis. Milaca residents vote in the U.S. Congressional District 8 and Legislative District 17A |
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| Milaca (city) | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 1990-2000 Change | |
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| Population | 1,940 | 2,104 | 2,182 | 2,580 | 398 | 18.24 |
| Land Area (sq. mile) | 2.20 | 2.45 | 2.85 | 3.19 | 0.34 | 12.01 |
| Density (persons per sq. mile) | 881.82 | 858.78 | 765.61 | 808.23 | 42.62 | 5.57 |
| Housing Units | 729 | 904 | 987 | 1,164 | 177 | 17.93 |
| Households | -- | 860 | 920 | 1,115 | 195 | 21.20 |
| Persons Per Household | -- | 2.29 | 2.25 | 2.14 | -0.11 | -4.80 |
Milaca is the home of Milaca High School, the Rum River Conference Champions in Football 1982.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
There were 1,115 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,964, and the median income for a family was $40,739. Males had a median income of $35,250 versus $24,531 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,005. About 10.4% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.
MILACA, a city in sections 25 and 26 of Milaca Township and the county seat since 1920, at first called Oak City, and the township of that name, organized after the village was platted, have a shortened and changed name derived from Mille Lacs. The village was platted in 1892 and incorporated on February 20, 1897; it was first developed by lumber companies, hence the early name of Oak City. Its post office was established in March 1883 as Oak City and changed that November to Milaca.
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society
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Milaca City Hall 255 First Street East Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 983-3141 Fax: (320) 983-3142 Web: www.cityofmilaca.org Office Hours: |
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| Mayor | Randy Furman 255 1st Street E Milaca, MN 56353 |
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| Deputy Treasurer | Verna Quaintance 255 1st Street E Milaca, MN 56353 |
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| City Manager | Greg Lerud 255 1st Street E Milaca, MN 56353 |
(320) 983-3141 |

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Riverview Park
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| Milaca Golf Club 15679 Central Avenue Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 983-2110 |
| Milaca Public
School District #912 500 Highway 23 W Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 982-7210 |
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| Milaca High
School 500 Highway 23 W Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 982-7206 |
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| Pine Technical
College 155 2nd Avenue SE Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 983-2222 |
| Assembly Of God
Church 14238 9th Avenue SE Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 983-2509 |
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| First Baptist
Church 280 4th Street SE Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 982-3305 |
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| Milaca Alliance
Church 12543 State Highway 23 Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 982-2507 |
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| Milaca
Evangelical Free Church 1100 Central Avenue N Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 982-3217 |
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| Milaca United
Methodist Church 310 3rd Avenue NW Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 982-6325 |
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St Mary's Catholic Church 645 3rd Avenue SE Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 983-3255 |
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St Paul's Lutheran Church 12662 Highway 23 W Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 982-6703 |
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| Trinity Lutheran
Church 735 2nd Street SE Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 983-6420 |
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| Zion Lutheran
Church 245 Central Avenue S Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 983-3368 |
| Mille Lacs County Times 225 2nd Street SW Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 983-6111 |
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Milaca Business Directory - Click Here

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